Layden, Thomas Frederick, 2nd Lt

Fallen
 
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Last Rank
Second Lieutenant
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)
Primary Unit
1944-1945, 395th Fighter Squadron
Service Years
1943 - 1945
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Home State
Texas
Texas
Year of Birth
1922
 
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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by CMSgt Don Skinner - Deceased
 
Casualty Info
Last Address
Metz, France

Casualty Date
Mar 28, 1945
 
Cause
MIA-Finding of Death
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location
Germany
Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
American Cemetery - Margraten, Netherlands
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Plot C Row 20 Grave 19

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World War II Fallen
  2014, World War II Fallen


 1943-1943, BT-15 Valiant
From Year
1943
To Year
1943
   
Personal Memories
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Aircraft/Missile Information
General characteristics

* Crew: two, student and instructor
* Length: 28 ft 10 in (8.79 m)
* Wingspan: 42 ft 0 in (12.80 m)
* Height: 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
* Wing area: 239 ft² (22 m²)
* Empty: 3,375 lb (1,531 kg)
* Maximum takeoff: 4,496 lb (2,039 kg)
* Powerplant: 1 x Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1, 450 hp (336 kW)

[edit] Performance

* Maximum speed: 180 mph (290 km/h)
* Range: 725 miles (1,167 km)
* Service ceiling: 21,650 ft (6,600 m)

   
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Last Updated: Sep 19, 2010
   
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